Genus

Water Skinks

Eulamprus

4 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
GenusEulamprus (Water Skinks)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Eulamprus tympanum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Eulamprus quoyii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Eulamprus heatwolei

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Eulamprus kosciuskoi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Water Skinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 5 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~70%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~70%
2	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~60%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~60%
3	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~60%
	Southern Water Skink			~40%
	Eastern Water Skink			~40%
4	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4	~60%
	Southern Water Skink			~30%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~30%
	Alpine Meadow-skink			~10%
5	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~50%
	Eastern Water Skink			~50%
6	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~50%
	Eastern Water Skink			~50%
7	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~40%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~40%
8	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Eastern Water Skink			~30%
9	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Eastern Water Skink			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~40%
	Eastern Water Skink			~40%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Eastern Water Skink			~30%
3	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Cool-temperate Water Skink			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Vivarium Darmstadt	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

Water Skinks

Species in this group

Cool-temperate Water Skink

Eastern Water Skink

Southern Water Skink

Alpine Meadow-skink

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Water Skinks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found